Dick Anthony Williams

Director Michael Campus vividly recalls the reaction to his film "The Mack" from the opening-night audience 40 years ago in Oakland.

The film, starring Max Julien as the charismatic pimp Goldie and Richard Pryor as his friend Slim, had shot in the Bay Area city.

"The first scene came on with Richie and Max and — I am not exaggerating — the whole audience stood up and started screaming back at the screen," Campus said. "They never sat down. No one had shown that world — no one had portrayed the black underworld."

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